Criminal Victimization, 1986 Criminal victimizations in the United States dropped by nearly 750,000 to about 34.1 million in 1986 for persons aged 12 and older. This 2-percent decline in overall crime continued a trend that has reduced criminal victimizations to their lowest level in the 14-year history of this survey, about 18 percent below the 41.5 million victimizations in the peak year of 1981. Part of the Criminal Victimization Series

Robbery Victims This analysis of 12 years (1973-1984) of National Crime Survey data on robbery discusses injuries and property losses, victim and offender characteristics, time and place of occurrence, use of force, victims' self-protection measures, and reporting. Part of the Criminal Victimization in the United States Series

4/1/1987

NCJ 104638

Series Crimes: Report of a Field Test This report presents the results of a followup survey of persons who had reported a series crime in their original National Crime Survey (NCS) interview and proposes an alternative classification system to facilitate the inclusion of series crimes in victimization surveys.

Preventing Domestic Violence Against Women This report presents and interprets 1978-1982 National Crime Survey (NCS) data on married, divorced, and separated women who reported being victims of domestic violence at least once during a 1-year period. The analysis focuses on whether reporting the incident to the police increased or decreased victims' chances of being assaulted again.